Southbound I-75 Reopened in Detroit
The southbound lanes of I-75 near Detroit are now reopen, after a tanker crash last week closed 2 miles of freeway
The southbound lanes of I-75 near Detroit are now reopen, after a tanker crash last week closed 2 miles of freeway.
No one was killed in the Wednesday night crash, when a car driver lost control driving too fast in a curve and hit a tanker truck hauling diesel and gasoline, according to published reports. The tractor and trailer separated, and the truck driver was treated and released from a local hospital.
The Detroit Free Press reports that crews have been working around the clock to resurface the freeway, after removing the 9 Mile Road overpass, half of which had collapsed in the fire. The northbound lanes could reopen early this week.
About 100 feet of the southbound lanes were resurfaced, according to the paper, while about 450 feet of the northbound lanes needed repaving. Transportation officials had feared that the pavement had been so damaged it would need to be rebuilt completely, which would have taken weeks to finish. But testing showed the fire penetrated only an inch or two into the pavement, so the roadway only had to be resurfaced.
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